hunt
English Thesaurus
1. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | blood sport, |
| definition | : | sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | battue, |
| definition | : | a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | beagling, |
| definition | : | hunting rabbits with beagles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | coursing, |
| definition | : | hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fox hunting, foxhunt, |
| definition | : | mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pigsticking, |
| definition | : | the sport of hunting wild boar with spears (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | bag, |
| definition | : | capture or kill, as in hunting (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | batfowl, |
| definition | : | catch birds by temporarily blinding them (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | gin, |
| definition | : | trap with a snare (verb.contact) |
2. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | labor, labour, toil, |
| definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | canned hunt, |
| definition | : | a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | stalk, stalking, still hunt, |
| definition | : | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | birdnesting, |
| definition | : | hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | predation, |
| definition | : | the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey (noun.act) |
3. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | exploration, |
| definition | : | a careful systematic search (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | forage, foraging, |
| definition | : | the act of searching for food and provisions (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | frisk, frisking, |
| definition | : | the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | manhunt, |
| definition | : | an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | quest, seeking, |
| definition | : | the act of searching for something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ransacking, rummage, |
| definition | : | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | scouring, |
| definition | : | moving over territory to search for something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shakedown, |
| definition | : | a very thorough search of a person or a place (noun.act) |
4. an instance of searching for something (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | search, |
| definition | : | the examination of alternative hypotheses (noun.cognition) |
5. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport (noun.group)
6. British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
7. United States architect (1827-1895) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | architect, designer, |
| definition | : | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) (noun.person) |
8. Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | pre-raphaelite, |
| definition | : | a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals (noun.person) |
9. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | capture, catch, |
| definition | : | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | snipe, |
| definition | : | hunt or shoot snipe (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | whale, |
| definition | : | hunt for whales (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | ambush, still-hunt, |
| definition | : | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | turtle, |
| definition | : | hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | hunting: chase from cover into more open ground (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | drive, |
| definition | : | hunting: search for game (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | rabbit, |
| definition | : | hunt rabbits (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | fowl, |
| definition | : | hunt fowl in the forest (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | poach, |
| definition | : | hunt illegally (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | seal, |
| definition | : | hunt seals (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | ferret, |
| definition | : | hunt with ferrets (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | course, |
| definition | : | hunt with hounds (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | foxhunt, |
| definition | : | hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | jack, jacklight, |
| definition | : | hunt with a jacklight (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | hawk, |
| definition | : | hunt with hawks (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | falcon, |
| definition | : | hunt with falcons (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | fowl, |
| definition | : | hunt fowl (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | forage, scrounge, |
| definition | : | collect or look around for (food) (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | search (an area) for prey (verb.competition) |
| verb group | : | run, |
| definition | : | cause an animal to move fast (verb.motion) |
10. search (an area) for prey (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | look, search, |
| definition | : | search or seek (verb.perception) |
11. seek, search for (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | look for, search, seek, |
| definition | : | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact) |
12. oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | oscillate, vibrate, |
| definition | : | move or swing from side to side regularly (verb.motion) |
13. pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | ferret, |
| definition | : | hound or harry relentlessly (verb.motion) |
14. yaw back and forth about a flight path (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | yaw, |
| definition | : | deviate erratically from a set course (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | aeroplane, airplane, plane, |
| definition | : | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun.artifact) |
15. chase away, with as with force (verb.motion)
16. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | search (an area) for prey (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
17. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | search (an area) for prey (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
18. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | look for, search, seek, |
| definition | : | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | seek, search for (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | look, search, |
| definition | : | search or seek (verb.perception) |
19. an instance of searching for something (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | seek, search for (verb.contact) |
20. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
21. search (an area) for prey (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
22. seek, search for (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, search, |
| definition | : | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | an instance of searching for something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hunter, |
| definition | : | a person who searches for something (noun.person) |
23. pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hound, hound dog, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
24. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | search (an area) for prey (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
25. the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | search (an area) for prey (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | hound, hunt, trace, |
| definition | : | pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion) |
26. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act)
| derivation | : | look for, search, seek, |
| definition | : | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | seek, search for (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | look, search, |
| definition | : | search or seek (verb.perception) |
27. an instance of searching for something (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | seek, search for (verb.contact) |
28. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
29. search (an area) for prey (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
30. seek, search for (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, search, |
| definition | : | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, |
| definition | : | an instance of searching for something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | hunter, |
| definition | : | a person who searches for something (noun.person) |
31. pursue or chase relentlessly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hunt, hunting, |
| definition | : | the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | hound, hound dog, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hunter, huntsman, |
| definition | : | someone who hunts game (noun.person) |
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